Law enforcement told TMZ … Heavy D had just returned from shopping and walked up some stairs when he began having trouble breathing. Adam Mills, a designer who was in the building and knew Heavy D, found him leaning against a railing and clearly in distress. Adam tells us he cradled Heavy D in his lap as others called 911. Adam says Heavy D was conscious and said to him, “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.” When paramedics took Heavy D to the hospital he had a pulse. People in the building are saying he died of a heart attack, but we have not been able to confirm that. Law enforcement sources tell us … no foul play was involved and so far they only know the cause of death was “medical.”

his last tweet speaks volumes! “Be inspired”
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He was just on twitter this morning…. I’ve never heard anyone in the industry say a bad word about Heavy. I’m happy he was able to do his thing at the Hip Hop Awards.

And damn, does HIV still kill people??? WTF!!! Know your staus!
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HIV I wouldn’t know – what I do know is Magic is 20 years later living with this disease!

What a nasty rumor to put out there without facts. I highly doubt he had HIV and if he did so what the man is dead. When I saw him at the Hip Hop awards I remember people tweeting that he GAINED his weight back that he lost.

smh usually when ppl die from HIV related causes they die in the hospital not sudden death.

“i want somebody to love me for me., not because mc heavy d”. i was just thinking about his episode on LIVING SINGLE and crazy Max said ‘ok regine, some people are born big, some just eat a lot. which one is he?’ wow man.

First, Smokin Joe Frazier may he rest in peace and now this! OMG! I can’t believe this.
He was such a positive influence in the rap game. He didn’t have to resort to vulgar lyrics, his music was jammin and his message was ALWAYS positive & on point. I was so proud of him after he lost all that weight and was doing so well. I am so shocked! God Bless his soul.

lets not ignore the pink elephant in the room!!! yall acting like yall dont know why he died. OBVIOUSLY his weight was a factor, whether it caused hypertension or diabetes or heart failure or whatever it was that led to his death.his weight was the cause. get healthy black ppl.

We can’t necessarily assume his weight was a factor. Over the years he lost a lot of weight. And while he could have possibly had diabetes or hypertension, it’s rare that diabetes will make you drop dead on the sidewalk with no warning symptoms.

I personally dont think it is important on how a person died, we all know death will call for each and every one of us, we have to ask, will I be ready?
yes it’s time to mourn ,and also time to reflect, 16 hrs ago he was on twitter, 16 hrs later he’s dead. that is not even a complete day, HERE TODAY GONE TODAY #WORDSFORTHOUGHT Have a good nite family all yall

I personally dont think it is important on how a person died, we all know death will call for each and every one of us, we have to say will I be ready. yes it’s time to mourn ,and also reflect 16 hrs ago he was on twitter, 16 hrs later he’s dead. that is not even a complete day, HERE TODAY GONE TODAY #WORDSFORTHOUGHT Have a good nite family all yall
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I personally dont think it is important on how a person died, we all know death will call for each and every one of us, we have to say will I be ready. yes it’s time to mourn ,and also reflect 16 hrs ago he was on twitter, 16 hrs later he’s dead. that is not even a complete day, HERE TODAY GONE TODAY #WORDSFORTHOUGHT Have a good nite family all yall
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Amen

I personally dont think it is important on how a person died, we all know death will call for each and every one of us, we have to say will I be ready. yes it’s time to mourn ,and also reflect 16 hrs ago he was on twitter, 16 hrs later he’s dead. that is not even a complete day, HERE TODAY GONE TODAY #WORDSFORTHOUGHT Have a good nite family all yall
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Extremely sad news. One of the last GENTLEMEN in hip-hop. I’m showing my age, but Heavy D and the Boyz provided the soundtrack to my high school years. He never called me a b*tch and he never promoted violence. My mother loved him too. RIP my brother 😦

R.I.P. The first and only concert I ever went to was the Fat Boys Wipeout tour with Heavy D & the Boys, the Fat Boys, Salt n’ Pepa and a couple of more performing back in the late ’80s. Aww…the memories.

Been a fan of Heavy D since “Girl’s They Love Me” to the theme song to “In Living Color” to the movie “Life” and so on…He helped put on a lot of artists at Uptown Records. This is so sad. Rest In Peace, Heavy D 😦

Not sure why how he died matters since it wasn’t foul play…what matters is that he’s no longer here and at such a young age…but because of my faith I hold on to the fact that he is going to a better place and we shall rejoice in his homegoing

We hear of deaths a lot, but its hard when it hits home. This is someone I’ve always admired and respected. Someone I grew up on. I’m 32 years old and I’ve been grooving to Hev since I was in elementary school. This one really hurts.

What I loved the most about him, is that he made it big as a rapper, an influential one at that, without rapping about violence, drugs, without degrading women or talking about anything negative. And they say it can’t be done. He was not a follower and set his own standards.
Love you forever and always Heav.

Eddie F — one of the founding members of Heavy D & the Boyz — issued a heartfelt statement about his longtime friend … saying, “We were only young kids out of high school when we got into the game just wanting to make fun music filled with love and excitement.”

“We always had so much fun as a group. I cherish all the happy times we had together while unknowingly helping to build the movement and legacy we call Uptown Records” … adding, “I love you Hev and we all will miss you so much.”

thats whats wrong with the world everybody listening to all this he say she say
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Never said he had it but that people were specualting this. When you here someone died suddenly from having pnemonia, yes people will speculate aids because it’s another name for pnemonia that’s all.